Thunderbolt Fantasy, an 'anime' airing this season. Well, not really.
It's pretty great. Here's a link to the OT.
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STEAM | August 2016 - No Man's Sky will leave Mankind Divided
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Thunderbolt Fantasy, an 'anime' airing this season. Well, not really.
Pity about all the gameplay changes though. :\
What's being changed?
I still find the pre rendered backgrounds in PS1 era FF absolutely gorgeous and prefer how they look over any later game in the series. Sure they don't upscale well to modern screens but viewed on a CRT, a small screen or with filters I just love them.
Action based combat for one.
Nomura: Regarding the battle speed and tempo, for the sake of a stress-free battle, we want to do something on the level of Dissidia Final Fantasy. As far as the degree of action goes, its Dissidia Final Fantasy, then Kingdom Hearts, then Final Fantasy VII Remake. There wont be any actions that require a technique. By using the new system, we want to do action battles while also being able to fight thinking strategically."
Wok
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I think 1x is 1:1. Moreover, people might have been reporting a non-existent bug due to the depth-of-field blur. What I read seems to point out that the dof fix is sufficient to remove that feeling of "upscaling". The devs would have used that trick to tackle anti-aliasing.
I noticed the scan lines when looking at a few of my screenshots, but I did not notice the vignetting before. Now, I cannot unsee it. It is the black shade at the top corners of the following screenshot.
With the mod, screenshots look a lot cleaner:
Scan lines were pretty annoying already, but vignetting...
I still don't notice the chromatic aberration on the first screenshot.
Nyteshade517
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saw some of the PC version of Mankind Divided from a French Twitch stream that was done this past weekend...seemed like it ran well...didn't think it would be some broken nightmare but I guess it's nice to see it running ok
Good News!
Grow Up (Sequel to Grow Home), does not use Uplay!
Is there hope for South Park though?
Only issues I have seen thus far are the wonky controller centric movement system when in cover, and the black screen prior to every takedown animation that is really jarring. The framerate issues PC gamer reported do not seem to be present, and the usual keyboard friendly UI is available when using mouse and keyboard.
Grow Up (Sequel to Grow Home), does not use Uplay!
Is there hope for South Park though?
Doubtful
Only issues I have seen thus far are the wonky controller centric movement system when in cover, and the black screen prior to every takedown animation that is really jarring. The framerate issues PC gamer reported do not seem to be present, and the usual keyboard friendly UI is available when using mouse and keyboard.
The Dear Leader
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3DFX cards maybe? Or does Apple have a proprietary GPU like they do everything else?
Grow Home didn't use it, so that makes sense.
I don't think they actually changed anything. Everything is still there last I checked. What they did do was change up the way the game is sold. They did a collection things for it on Steam where you can actually get everything. I think one of the dlc used to be Japan only or something
Yeah, but you know Ubi. South Park didn't use it, but that was more in transfer from THQ I'd guess.
Rayman Origins didn't use it as well, didn't help Legends. :\
Oh really? The Japan exclusive DLC is the only one I'm missing damn.
Anyway I started this night and is at Chapter 3. I'm really loving it. Something it has above Mafia I so far is the atmosphere, cityscape, soundtrack and voice acting. I were actually surprised when I heard the Mafia I theme in the radio and Guiseppe's place.
Can the soundtrack be bought anywhere?
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XenoVerse 2 went up $15 this morning in Canada to $69.99
Fuck Banco, that's not even exchange rate, that's $5 more
Fuck Banco, that's not even exchange rate, that's $5 more
LurkerPrime
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Always make sure you have food for winter.
I kinda... set Sunless Sea down and never returned to it. You really need to be in the proper mood for it, due to how thick with atmosphere it is. I regret this, because the writing is some of the best I've ever experienced in a game.
This is my chance to correct my mistake.
No need to reinstall Civ5--verifying it through Steam (Civ5 properties > local content > verify, IIRC) will do the same thing as reinstalling.
The issue is likely just due to a nuked settings file. Like, I checked on my copy of Civ5 (having also upgraded to W10 recently) and found my graphics settings were gone. So just change the settings to what you want in-game, apply, and you should be good. If it keeps going windowed, or you can't reach it for some reason, remove the settings file in your My Documents area (My Documents > My Games > Sid Meier's Civilization V). So rename GraphicsSettingsDX11.ini (the DX9/10 one might have a different name) and UserSettings.ini--they should be regenerated as new when you relaunch Civ5.
If this for any reason causes issues, just verify Civ5 again or give those files their original names (overwriting whatever is there).
Well... at least you gave us a heads up. Thanks for that.
I got it at a fair price.
They also added the deluxe edition to the store, now. CDN$100! A steal.
So Pre-orderers get:
And Digital Deluxe people get:
Awesome! Can't wait.
I kinda... set Sunless Sea down and never returned to it. You really need to be in the proper mood for it, due to how thick with atmosphere it is. I regret this, because the writing is some of the best I've ever experienced in a game.
This is my chance to correct my mistake.
Hopefully I'm not too late on this.
No need to reinstall Civ5--verifying it through Steam (Civ5 properties > local content > verify, IIRC) will do the same thing as reinstalling.
The issue is likely just due to a nuked settings file. Like, I checked on my copy of Civ5 (having also upgraded to W10 recently) and found my graphics settings were gone. So just change the settings to what you want in-game, apply, and you should be good. If it keeps going windowed, or you can't reach it for some reason, remove the settings file in your My Documents area (My Documents > My Games > Sid Meier's Civilization V). So rename GraphicsSettingsDX11.ini (the DX9/10 one might have a different name) and UserSettings.ini--they should be regenerated as new when you relaunch Civ5.
If this for any reason causes issues, just verify Civ5 again or give those files their original names (overwriting whatever is there).
Well... at least you gave us a heads up. Thanks for that.
I got it at a fair price.
They also added the deluxe edition to the store, now. CDN$100! A steal.
So Pre-orderers get:
And Digital Deluxe people get:
Edit: Yes, apparently you get PS4 stuff.
yeah, i can understand them looking pretty grungy and low res but i think the art design and the scale and all of that fun stuff remains in a way that's still relevant
Nyteshade517
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OST is included in the Digital Deluxe Edition
Digital Deluxe Edition
Made Man Pack: Free access to in-game downloadable pack that lets players get behind the wheel of two different luxury automobiles modeled after classic cars from the period. In addition, Vito will look the part with two new made man suits, including a vintage tux.
Digital Art Book: Get to know the families of Empire Bay with a photo album-style Digital art book that takes fans through the artistic design process of the game.
Orchestral Soundtrack: Immerse yourself in Empire Bays symphonic masterpiece with the Mafia II score recorded by the Prague FILMHarmonic Orchestra.
Digital Map of Empire Bay: Get familiar with the neighborhoods and own the streets with the Digital map depicting the 10 square miles of Empire Bay and all the hangout spots.
Just to let you know, it appears you were right. The tests that go to 230fps up to 370fps+ is where the noise sounds crazy. I can still hear it between 150fps and 230fps, but it is barely audible. More like a kind of rattling. I also found that during similar framerates where only the CPU is being used - no sound at all. So I think I've pinned it on the graphics card reaching those high FPS.
Edit - yeah! tried doom w/ Vulkan
With V-sync 60Hz - no audible weirdness. Perhaps something akin to a very quiet Cricket with the PC at my ear.
At 120fps - Same kind of noise, only a tiny bit louder. still doesn't sound like anything odd
At 200fps - I can definitely hear a noise, but it isn't anything crazy bad.
So that means going up to 250fps is where things start to get weird and 300fps is where it sounds like I'm going to blow up the house.
Well it's nice to know the issue is in fact something kind of normal.
Don't think so. You can only find them ripped from the game files or the actual tracks in a compilation.
Edit ^^^ oh shit, I'm wrong, had no idea the OST came with the deluxe version
Last Baron
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Steam update screwed up my gridspacing, thanks Volvo
Nyteshade517
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there was also a physical version of the OST for Deluxe Edition on consoles (maybe PC too but back then I didn't have a gaming PC so no idea)
Good thing mine's Samsung memory.
GTX 1060, but also Samsung. Good!
It won't be in the library but in a folder somewhere. Mafia 2 was pre-Steam OSTs
That's... interesting. I don't have any issues with action-based combat as a rule - I really enjoyed the Dissidia games and the battles in Lightning Returns - but I'm not sure how they're going to handle party-based combat like that. Though if they've got Tri-Ace working on it and we end up with Star Ocean-esque battles, I'd be more than okay with that. So this news gets a definite thumbs-sideways from me until we know more details.
Galak-Z already in dollar tier bundle?
Didn't it just come out?
Fake edit: It's almost 10 months old, fuuck. Where did that year go god damn it.
Also FF7 is overrated.
Didn't it just come out?
Fake edit: It's almost 10 months old, fuuck. Where did that year go god damn it.
Also FF7 is overrated.
Yay.
Same thought. The game doesn't look as good as what I seemed to recall from earlier previews. Shame
Oh damn, the Xenoverse 2 price went up for me too, that's a bummer. I wasn't too interested in it at first because I couldn't care less for the franchise, but with it being so cheap I thought it would be a nice distraction and some mindless fun, but with the new price tag I might as well wait for a sale. Goddamnit Bamco
I guess you could write them a formal complaint, but they might just make it more expensive to spite you.
Jawmuncher
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If any FF6 overrated it's 6. Played it recently and didn't see what all the hubbub was about . With 7 I understand at least.
LurkerPrime
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Damn.
they wrote an opera for it
Final Fantasy V is the best FF anyways, no contest.
I don't think I ever played V but I loved IV and VI.
I love Final Fantasy 5. It's the only one I can constantly replay.
Can someone explain the hacking mini game in Deus Ex: Human Revolution?
So I'm supposed to upload to these nodes, and I take it the clock will start as soon as I make my first move. I can fortify, which will slow down the red line correct? What else is there to know? I see there are different kinds of notes, and that I can pick up items that can help me through hacking?
So I'm supposed to upload to these nodes, and I take it the clock will start as soon as I make my first move. I can fortify, which will slow down the red line correct? What else is there to know? I see there are different kinds of notes, and that I can pick up items that can help me through hacking?
When you take over a node it tells you a percentage. This is the chance the system will catch you and start the clock, it's not guarenteed when you first move. As you level up your hacking the percent decreases, but nodes also can go up to 4 or 5 so they'll start at like 90 percent, while a 1 will start at like 60. Get to the circle(s), that ends the hack. Cubes are extra items like viruses to use or a bit of extra cash. They are a nice bonus but not worth failing the hack over.
That's the basics of it. Fortifying isn't that worth it unless it's a particularly long one and you're attacking a node and have nothing else to do while it progresses.
There's API nodes that do various things, like make the ones connected to it easier to hack, you can find out what each of them do in the HELP section.
The Nuke virus allows you to take over a node undetected, so use it when you encounter higher number nodes. Stop Worm pauses the clock.
The Dear Leader
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Upload to the nodes that lead to the circle node, which is the end, just try and get there as quickly as possible, there are some nodes that slow down the red line, like spam and some of the nuke things that you pick up in the game. Just find the quickest route and get there before the time runs out. Also fortifying just makes the node harder for the red line to get through, so like if it's behind you fortify the node your on to slow them down.
freshVeggie
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GC: Infinite Warfare reveals Zombies
GC: 15 minutes of The Surge From the guys behind Lords of the Fallen.
Also here in high-quality. GC: Final Fantasy XV new screenshots. Looks definitely blurry, very blurry but overall great lighting, textures, models and effects which will make the PC version a looker.
GC: Forza Horizon 3 gets new screens
Hitman has reached Bangkok
GC: 15 minutes of The Surge From the guys behind Lords of the Fallen.
Also here in high-quality. GC: Final Fantasy XV new screenshots. Looks definitely blurry, very blurry but overall great lighting, textures, models and effects which will make the PC version a looker.
Have we seen even have an informed discussion on the direction of the gameplay at this point?
Fuck.
You're crazy Jaw.
pantsattack
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Gurgamoth is 90% off/$1 for a week. Anybody play this? Another same screen multiplayer shooter game. It looks a lot better in motion than the stills can get across. I think I'll get it. Edit: Oh, no online. Still in though.
I never would have thought CoD would look like that. ^^^^^
34 minutes of Jesse Cox playing it.
I never would have thought CoD would look like that. ^^^^^
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